Gov. Kathy Hochul just inked her name on S745/A439, a bill that hands the state government a blank check to spy on law-abiding gun owners—under the guise of public safety.
The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) is sounding the alarm, and rightly so.
The new law mandates unique merchant category codes for firearm and ammo purchases made with credit cards, essentially turning every trip to the gun shop into a flagged event.
Hochul claims this will help law enforcement detect potential threats—but Alan Gottlieb of the CCRKBA isn’t buying it.
“This gives law enforcement the opportunity to find out exactly who may be stockpiling ammunition,” Hochul said, raising eyebrows across the nation.
To which Gottlieb fired back:
“This is 2025, not 1984. Big Brother should not be watching anybody.”
This scheme presumes that every lawful gun owner is a potential threat, tossing Fourth Amendment protections in the trash.
SEE ALSO: House GOP Introduces Bill to Block Financial Tracking of Gun and Ammo Purchases
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— Governor Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) April 5, 2025
In classic anti-gun fashion, the logic behind the law is laughably flawed. It assumes that criminals are swiping Visa cards to arm up. That’s not just naive—it’s dangerous.
“The irony here is stunning,” Gottlieb continued. “Democrats are constantly harping about things they say are a threat to democracy. Shredding the Constitution is the ultimate attack on our democracy.
This isn’t about safety—it’s about control. Gun owners in New York are being treated like suspects, their purchases tracked, their rights under siege.
And as Gottlieb warned, the question now is—what right do they erode next?
If Hochul’s goal was to drive more gun and ammo transactions underground and inflame tensions with the 2A community, mission accomplished.
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Just one word can solve that issue….MOVE. Eventually they will not have enough tax revenue to run that shot hole state and the people left might start to vote for a change…. but I digress.
NY already requires a background check to purchase any qty of ammo (even 22LR), and every online ammo purchase has to be shipped to an FFL. They ALREADY KNOW who is buying what, when, and how much regardless of how you pay for it. How many more redundant and useless infringements are the law abiding gun owners of NY going to have to deal with in the name of public safety?? These laws will do nothing to prevent anything criminal!
This is why I reload my ammo.
This is why I don’t live in NY!
AMEN!
This makes as much sense as taking the serial number of every bill used for a cash transaction and checking to see if it has ever been linked to a crime.
what amt would be considered as stockpiling? i can use 2500 rds in 6 months easy so a years supply of 3k would get me arrested….